Brinker (EAT) is Operating in a Hard Market, Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 10 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar.  Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) is one of the stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar.

Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) is a casual dining restaurant company. Like those of its peers in the restaurant industry, the firm’s shares have also struggled in 2025. Year-to-date, Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT)’s shares are up by 5%, with the bulk of these gains having come since early November, courtesy of a 41% rise. In mid-November, Mizuho kept an Outperform rating and a $155 share price target for Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT). The financial firm commented that the restaurant company could experience same-store sales growth for the year’s first 11 months despite the sector’s struggles. Mizuho added that Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) could also experience cost benefits due to lower tariffs on Brazil. Cramer was cautious about the stock in November, as on the 10th, he advised viewers to buy a few shares and then wait and watch. This time, he discussed Brinker International, Inc. (NYSE:EAT) in the context of the broader restaurant industry:

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“Oh it’s been terrible. And you take a look at some of the great restaurants. And here I’m speaking about Texas Roadhouse, which we own for the charitable trust. Brinker, which is such a well run company. It’s known for hamburgers. You, it’s every hard for them to make do in the sense of what they’re doing is they’re trying to do these very small price increases that are not covering the cost of the beef. So then they’re missing the quarter. But they don’t want to lose the traffic. And it accounts for a lot of the underperformance, of many of the restaurants. . .this is a tough story.”

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